Happy Birthday Sis
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Hastings Will Be Rocking Tonight
Looking forward to seeing you tomorrow. Sorry we can’t get up there tonight but we will celebrate tomorrow and Sunday. I will be rushing, rushing, rushing
Plans for business hub at Daedalus given the go-ahead
Thousand of new jobs can be expected for the region after plans for the creation of a huge new business hub were given the green light.
Outline planning permission to provide more than 1m sq ft of business space has been granted for the former HMS Daedalus airfield in Stubbington and Lee-on-the-Solent.
Good News for the Gosport and Lee-on-the-Solent communities. Any potential for new jobs are always welcome.
Councillor Mark Hook, leader of Gosport council, said: ‘We are talking about creating potentially 4,500 jobs from this particular site.
‘What we are being asked is to kick-start the economy again here in Gosport. It’s jobs that are critical.’
4500 jobs is not to be sneezed at. I think the key word we should focus on in that statement is “potentially”. Nowhere do I see the local council publicising that any companies have committed to moving into the area.
There will also be more than 200 homes, some shops, allotments and a 34-acre public open space.
Nobody disputes that we need more homes in this area. More affordable homes. The big problem is where are all the jobs that are needed by the inhabitants of these homes. I refer you back to that word again ….. “potentially” 4500 jobs….
Another factor that might have slipped under the readers radar is a little matter of a new housing development planned for just north of Fareham. There they are planning to create over 7000 homes. The “potential” inhabitants of those properties also have their beady little eyes on jobs in the “The Daedalus enterprise zone”.
Underlying all of this is the total lack of infrastructure to support these plans.
Ian Lycett, chief executive of Gosport Borough Council, said: ‘The Daedalus enterprise zone is a vitally important project for Gosport. Not only will it create thousands of jobs for local people, but it will generate improvements to the surrounding infrastructure which will benefit all residents of the peninsula.’
Peter Grimwood, chief executive of Fareham Borough Council, added: ‘This is an important milestone in the development of Daedalus. We have always taken the view that the future of the site depends on the operation of a viable airfield.’
What I see here is, two different councils, each with their eye on the main chance.
Watch your backs !!!
For the moment, the only folks that I see will definitely gain from this is the developers.
Plans for business hub at Daedalus given the go-ahead – Politics – The News.
Pump Madness
This is ridiculous.
I have a trip planned for the weekend, going to visit my sister up in Hastings. That’s a round trip of 180 miles. With some additional miles around the Hastings area I would expect that to go up to perhaps 220 miles. According the electronic brain in my car I have around 300 miles worth of fuel. So I should be able to get there and back no problem.
However, I don’t like to take the tank down to the dregs so I would normally top up the tank before I set out. If I head into a garage on my way out on Saturday I’ll get lumped in with the mindless lemmings that are jamming up the garage forecourts.
These idiots are the same folks who clear the supermarket shelves of bread and milk whenever there is a hint of snow down here in the south of England. One of the comments to the attached article suggests that with all these folks sucking up all the fuel, the delivery trucks will run dry. As a result there will be no food in the stores.
I’m heading down to ASDA, use some of my precious fuel, so I can stock up before the shelves are empty.
Hampshire mum says Tesco suspended her for purple hairstyle – Time for a reality check Hampshire Mum
Time for a reality check lady.
Most companies whose business relies on their staff dealing with the public will have some kind of dress code. This certainly isn’t deserving of a spot in the local newspaper.
Everyone has to compromise at some time in their life. Suck it up. Christine Padfield, it’s your turn. Personally, based on the photo in the paper, I would find you intimidating. If I were you I would look a little deeper and see if they were trying to gently inform you about other issues.
Hampshire mum says Tesco suspended her for purple hairstyle – Local Business – The News.
A fifth of city youth crime is carried out by just six children – Why Aren’t They Locked Up ?
If the authorities know that 20% of the youth crime in Portsmouth is committed by just 6 children why are they still out on the streets ?
Instead of trying to redirect the little darlings, which costs money and leaves them on the streets to continue committing crime, why don’t we lock them up ?
It’s already costing Joe Public money to chase them down and persuade them of the error of their ways so lets just cut our losses. Lock them up. The shop keepers and their other victims will be able to relax. The reduction in shoplifting will allow the insurance premiums to come down and we will have cheaper goods to buy.
Seems like a win win situation.
Blaze at derelict house in Waterlooville – How Not Suspicious ?
The cause is not known but a spokesman for Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service said it is not suspicious.
A derelict bungalow catches fire and a spokesman says it’s not suspicious. I for one would be suspicious, especially as it is due to be demolished. Presumably the electricity would have been turned off so the likelihood of the fire being started by rodents chewing through the wiring is virtually zero.
Blaze at derelict house in Waterlooville – Local – The News.
South West Trains are caught in a time warp – British Rail Lives On In Spirit
You catch the train at Portsmouth Harbour at 7.45am.
By 8.30am the train pulls into London Waterloo.
It sounds like a dream journey for any long-suffering commuter.
But the truth is South West Trains have been stuck in a time warp since British Summer Time started at 1am on Sunday.
Clocks on the announcement boards in carriages were still an hour behind yesterday – three days after the clocks went forward.
Clocks on station platforms have been set to the right time, making it even more confusing for passengers.
It’s good to see that privatisation has ensured that standards are being maintained. This is the stuff that kept British Rail a laughing stock and a constant source of frustration.
They, South West Trains, have blamed the equipment supplier but in truth this just goes to show their quality control is lacking. After all they should have pilot tested all their new equipment before inflicting it on the public.
This is a minor issue in the grand scheme but, if they aren’t paying attention to the little details, what else are they missing ?
South West Trains are caught in a time warp – Transport – The News.
Milk Monitor
This was the job we all wanted when I was at school. It meant that you might get extra’s because any left at the end of the day was yours to dispose of.
Here is the modern day equivalent in my office where we have a small kitchen area with a full blown professional coffee machine, hot water urn and a fridge to keep the milk in.
Initial e-mail
Hi all
New signs have been put up in the large kitchen fridge advising you what row to take milk from first. If you see the signs have fallen down on the bottom of the fridge, please be helpful and return them back to their original position. The Take First section is the first glass shelf in the fridge and the Take Last section is the third shelf down.
Kind regards.
Responding e-mail
Obviously not enough work for someone with a brain the size of a planet. Idle hands etc. etc.
Hi,
As an alternative to filling the fridge with signs and introducing all sorts of procedures around packing/extracting bottles of milk can I make the following suggestion.
Rather than just ignoring milk that is past its use by date, purely on the basis of the use by date, and opening a new bottle (thereby wasting otherwise good milk) try the following:
If todays date is less than or equal to the ‘use by’ date
use milk freely
else todays date is later than ‘use by’ date
then the following simple steps will help you determine if the milk is off or not:
- shake it, if it does not move then it’s off
- look at it, if it has blocks floating in it it’s off
- smell it, if it smells off, it’s off (for those of you that don’t know what milk smells like when it’s off a good guide is that it smells like something you would not want to add to your tea/coffee)
- if it passes all those tests then chances are it’s okay. If however, you pour the suspect milk into your tea or coffee and it tastes funny then make a fresh tea/coffee using different milk. If the tea/coffee still tastes funny your cup is dirty, if it tastes okay then yes, it’s possible the milk is off, but even after that one sip you will live so don’t call the first aider just yet.
In the interests of reducing unnecessary food waste I contacted Cravendale Dairy. They assure me that milk is unable to read the ‘use by’ date on bottle labels (apparently the print can not be seen from within the bottle through the back of the labels) and so it has no idea when it is supposed to turn sour. They tell me that on average milk will last 7 days from the time the bottle is opened as long as it is stored properly.
If you wish to respond feel free to come chat or otherwise be email considerate and do not ‘respond all’.
Thanks
First-time buyers still struggling to get on the petrol ladder
Many thanks to my nephew for drawing my attention to this shocking revelation.
Young people today really do have it tough and this is no more apparent when it comes to motoring.
I suggest you all read this article, it’s a real eye opener.
First-time buyers still struggling to get on the petrol ladder | NewsBiscuit.
Spring Show
Springtime has to be one of the best times of the year. Nature showing all her best bits. Have just driven past thousands, if not millions, of beautiful Pansy’s, Primula’s, Daffodils and Magnolia Tree blooms. So here is a small contribution from our front garden.
Had to snap the back view because they were just so bright. And here they are from the front, some might say from the proper side.
Obviously we are all waiting for the Cherry blossoms to begin their display. Unfortunately, I have noticed that one of our two trees looks to have finally succumbed to the disease which was causing its leaves to wilt. It had managed to give a magnificent display each year even though the leaves would die back. This morning I can find no sign any buds forming. I guess we’ll have to replace it after giving us great pleasure for thirty years or so.
